Lesley Shephard of Rochester waves the rainbow flag as participants walk by during the Gay Pride parade on Alexander Street on July 20.

Written by

EMILY JONES and W. BRUCE GORMAN
Guest Essayists

Kudos to the Democrat and Chronicle and especially for Megan DeMarco on the front page article that ran July 18 commemorating decades of gay pride. This article did an excellent job outlining the changes that the LGBT community has experienced in the past 40 years, both the struggles and triumphs.

The in-depth history of the LGBT movement, the genesis of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and its current work were all well documented by Megan. By including the current efforts on the part of many in Rochester to insure that the LGBT history does not disappear, this story honored ...